Shadows of Destiny

The Concil and Somemore ~Sylvester~ What Tamia did blew me away.

She fearlessly came to my defence and put the council in their place.

I was blessed.

I looked at Dominic’s box and was grateful that he did not come.

The hearing would have been difficult if he had shown up.

Of everyone, he was the only one that could disrespect me without consequence.

It wasn’t that I could not deal with him, but I had to respect my mother and not hurt her by hurting him.

Larry seemed disappointed, and I figured he must have planned something with Dominic.

I needed to investigate that man.

Even though we all knew Dominic did not have the smarts to pull off something of that magnitude, I could not say the same for Larry.

Tamia was right when she asked them if they traced the documents.

As much as they wanted to end the conversation after emphasising attacking Bane and Leo, I had to decline their request to end the meeting.

Pamela clamoured on Leo’s issue deliberately.

She said many things about the eastern alpha while watching Tamia’s reaction.

I knew what she was trying to prove, but I knew Tamia belonged to me and her heart beat only for me.

2 “Have you all finished?” I finally spoke, and there was silence.

Then Vino stood to speak.

“Yes, we have, your lordship, and we ask to close the meeting,” he said, and I shook my head.

“Today isn’t a silent day for me,” I said, and Vino sat back in his chair.

I looked at Pamela.

“What did you say were alpha Leonardo Albert’s crimes?” I asked her.

“Word has it that he has teamed up with Bane to help build his army, of which they plan on marching up north to overthrow you and take over,” she said with conviction, and I smiled.

“And where did you hear this?” I asked, and she did not look so confident again.

“We must keep our ears to the ground and listen for harmful news that can bring the downfall of our structure.” She explained, and I smiled.

“In other words, it is a rumour,” I said, and she was silent.

“And you ask me to launch an attack against this alpha based on a rumour that has no origin or facts,” I said so she could understand the stupidity of her request.

“I also did not miss that you kept looking at my mate while you made that request, I said and smiled.

“Let this be the last time this council will try to use Tamia’s ex-husband as bait.

It is low and disrespectful.

It is stupid and baseless, and I am highly disappointed in all of you.” I said.

“You all called me here for a question and answer session based on baseless allegations.

I would have been impressed if you had done your work, but you didn’t.

” I said.

serious matter pending that we

development taxes from Alpha Leonardo? This was done after I

Why did he threaten the alpha?”

Tamia was in shock.

what the council was doing and worried about how far they were willing to go to say

a shame that Leo and I can never be friends because I took away his

need an answer,” I said, and Councilwoman Joan Clayman

you come about this?”

out to us and enquire about the so-called

am glad

refused to change

them, and no one spoke, so

in the enforcer, and the council

said, and the man knelt and kept

look into our

morning? Who paid for your flight and commissioned the mission?” Marcel

to hold your tongue, you and your family will

the name of the Wolf lord is treasonous,” Marcel warned

the order

me,” he said, and people

give this to you?”

“Three nights ago.

your

was from your office,” he said, and people began

could hear outrage and disappointment in

that was why

know we would find out the truth? Was he somehow on the run?

Marcel and Theodore, and they told me they

said, and I

at Larry, who was equally shocked, but I

have planned

could have as well been the mastermind and planned it with my brother to

looked at him and let my

have no hand in this, Lord Volkov,” he said,

is not for you to decide.”

his men moved to

guilty until proven

reflects on you.” I said, and most of the council members disagreed with me, but I did not care; I was lord after all, it was time to let

of the way, I want to use this opportunity to state that the east is a sovereign region, and we will not

but the alpha of the east rules the east, likewise that

they do not declare war, I

do not have lives to waste or homes and

money and power, expand our lands and strengthen our reach and hold, but it also ruins lives, destroys homes and brings pain and

of that in his time, creating enemies for the north

death

not here to continue in his

time is for

try to force my hand against anyone, secretly or openly, or I will see that action as treason,

peace and

ended the discussion,

sat in the passenger’s seat of the Jeep,

clear that she

to wait until we got home so we

her for her bravery and for

She was the best.

and Knight not to

two more months to go,

be

and she smiled at